Mythmatch

crossposted to The Geekly Grind Mythmatch bills itself as an anti-capitalist tale in its Steam description, which it is, but it's not quite what I expected. This is a soft, kind tale about community and interdependence, portrayed through bright colors, and the Greek Gods at their most adorable. And as such, I adored it. Before diving into an exploration of this particular game, I have to go backwards and explain merge games. Merge games are a genre of games mostly found in the mobile game sphere. I'm not sure if this was the first one, but Merge Dragons from Zynga is certainly the most notable. The key mechanic is placing three (or more) of the same objects together will cause it to "merge" into a new item. Then, three of those will merge into yet another new object, and so forth. It's a strangely addictive formula, especially if  resource management and puzzle solving are incorporated. Unfortunately, most mobile examples fail to incorporate those elements. Zynga tends to lean heavily on pay-to-win mechanics to squeeze money out of their players at the cost of any actual depth. Mythmatch’s staunchly anti-capitist theme is fitting in this light, with the plucky underdog indie step…

Love this, cute and clever in equal measure. Great mechanics (3xA -> 1xB, 3xB -> 1xC, etc), progressions, and story. Lots of humour and little fun easter-egg-like references. Some of the 'mini-games' can get quite intense and some might find them difficult, but buffs help there and you aren't required to beat them completely. If you like some cosy grind then there's that too in trying to unlock/complete all the island quests.

Thoroughly enjoyable and compelling. Warm and witty.

Love the unique approach, very addictive with only negative becoming too grindy to finish in the end.

A very cozy matching puzzle game with an intriguing story and quick pace. Recommended!

Wonderfull casual puzzle game!